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Close Brothers Group PLC
21 November 2024
 

   Close Brothers Group plc

 

   AGM Results

 

 

 

 

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company") held on 21 November 2024 at 11.00am, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed on a poll with the required majorities. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "Notice"). Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 18 to 22 were passed as special resolutions.

The following votes were cast in respect of the AGM resolutions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Votes For

%       For

Total Votes Against

% Against

Total Votes Cast

% of Issued Share Capital Voted

Votes Withheld


Ordinary Resolutions








1.

To receive the Company's 2024 Annual Report and Accounts together with the reports of the Directors and of the auditor.

105,437,924

99.99

12,915

0.01

105,450,839

70.07%

300,623

2.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 July 2024.

102,696,753

97.72

2,391,550

2.28

105,088,303

69.83%

663,159

3.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.

100,317,612

94.94

5,347,919

5.06

105,665,531

70.22%

85,931

4.

To re-elect Mike Biggs as a Director of the Company.

100,504,960

95.18

5,085,579

4.82

105,590,539

70.17%

160,923

5.

To re-elect Adrian Sainsbury as a Director of the Company.

105,364,918

99.70

320,075

0.30

105,684,993

70.23%

66,469

6.

To re-elect Mike Morgan as a Director of the Company.

104,803,995

99.73

282,127

0.27

105,086,122

69.83%

665,340

7.

To re-elect Tracey Graham as a Director of the Company.

104,067,708

98.49

1,594,130

1.51

105,661,838

70.21%

89,624

8.

To re-elect Kari Hale as a Director of the Company.

104,057,824

98.48

1,604,015

1.52

105,661,839

70.21%

89,623

9.

To re-elect Patricia Halliday as a Director of the Company.

105,391,400

99.73

280,291

0.27

105,671,691

70.22%

79,771

10.

To re-elect Tesula Mohindra as a Director of the Company.

105,403,282

99.75

268,409

0.25

105,671,691

70.22%

79,771

11.

To re-elect Mark Pain as a Director of the Company.

104,084,865

98.50

1,586,209

1.50

105,671,074

70.22%

80,388

12.

To re-elect Sally Williams as a Director of the Company.

105,392,086

99.73

287,105

0.27

105,679,191

70.22%

72,271

13.

To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company.

105,165,946

99.52

506,996

0.48

105,672,942

70.22%

78,520

14.

To authorise the Audit Committee (on behalf of the Board) to determine the remuneration of the auditor.

105,608,723

99.92

89,436

0.08

105,698,159

70.24%

53,303

15.

That the Company and all companies that are its subsidiaries, be authorised to make political donations not exceeding 100,000 GBP (see Notice).

105,384,017

99.70

313,362

0.30

105,697,379

70.24%

54,083

16.

To authorise the Board to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares (see Notice).

101,474,503

96.03

4,195,692

3.97

105,670,195

70.22%

81,267

17.

To authorise the Board to allot shares in connection with AT1 Securities (see Notice).

101,489,141

96.06

4,166,659

3.94

105,655,800

70.21%

95,662


Special Resolutions








18.

That, subject to the passing of Resolution 16, the Board be given power to allot equity securities for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply (see Notice).

94,287,857

89.23

11,380,131

10.77

105,667,988

70.22%

83,474

19.

That, subject to Resolutions 16 and 18 passing, the Board be given the power to allot equity securities for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply (see Notice).

88,553,199

83.81

17,107,130

16.19

105,660,329

70.21%

91,133

20.

That, subject to the passing of Resolution 17, the Board be given authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with AT1 Securities (see Notice).

101,511,886

96.06

4,164,067

3.94

105,675,953

70.22%

75,509

21.

That the Company be authorised to make one or more market purchases of its ordinary shares of 25p each (see Notice).

105,186,887

99.52

503,331

0.48

105,690,218

70.23%

61,244

22.

That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

104,401,634

98.77

1,296,755

1.23

105,698,389

70.24%

53,073

 

 

NOTES: 

 

1.  'Total Votes For' include votes recorded as at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.

2.  The 'Vote Withheld' option was provided to enable shareholders to refrain from voting on any particular resolution. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the vote 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

3.  For the purposes of the AGM, the issued share capital of the Company was 150,487,543 ordinary shares (excluding 1,572,747 Treasury shares).

4.  The full text of the resolutions is detailed in the Notice available on the Company website at www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations/shareholder-information/annual-general-meeting.

 

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the Special Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

 

 

Enquiries: Tiffany Brill, Deputy Company Secretary

020 3857 6251

 

 

 

 

About Close Brothers

 

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. We employ approximately 4,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

 

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